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m a r k e d u p o n a t a b l e t a n d c rosses e a c h o u t w i t h a p e n c i l a s i t s t o t a l of s i x t y m i n u t e s is c o n s u m e d . N o w al l t h e w o r l d k n o w s t h a t M i s s U a l d e r s t o n e ' s e s t a b l i s h m e n t i s n o c o m m o n s e m i n a r y , n o r is t h a t l a d y b y a n y m e a n s a t y p e of t h e s c h o o l m i s t r e s s n o v e l i s t s love t o p o r t r a y — t h e w a s h e d - o u t , f aded p i e c e of. g e n t i l i t y w h o p r e s i d e s o v e r a g l o o m y m a n s i o n w h e r e t h e l ives of g i r l s a r e m a d e m i s e r a b l e b y t h e d i sc ip l ine of ' a p e n i t e n t i a r y a n d t h e d i e t of a w o r k ­h o u s e ; for , on t h e c o n t r a r y , t h e l a d y h e r s e l f w a s a p l e a s a n t , b r o w n - e y e d w o m a n of five a n d t h i r t y , w i t h a c h e e r ­ful , l a d y - l i k e m a n n e r a n d g e n e r o u s in­s t i n c t s , a n d h e r h o u s e , No . 7 C l a r e n d o n T e r r a c e , K e n s i n g t o n — t h e b e s t q u a r t e r of L o n d o n — w a s a s b r i g h t l y a n d h a n d ­s o m e l y f u r n i s h e d a s a n y m a n s i o n in i t s v i c i n i t y . Of c o u r s e , h e r t e r m s w e r e h i g h , a n d , e q u a l l y of c o u r s e , h e r p u p i l s w e r e d r a w n f rom t h e v e r y first f a m i l i e s —in fac t , t o be o n e of Miss B a l d e r -s t o n e ' s " y o u n g f r i e n d s " w a s a s g o o d ' a s a p a t e n t of g e n t i l i t y .

Y e t , of a l l Miss B a l d e r s t o n e ' s y o u n g l a d i e s n o n e w e r e so e n v i e d a s Mis s K a t e G r a h a m e , t h e a d o p t e d d a u g h t e r a n d r e p u t e d h e i r e s s of S i r H a r r y G r a ­h a m e , w h o , n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e f a c t t h a t a dozen y e a r s a g o h e s u c c e e d e d t o t h e b a r o n e t c y a n d a r e n t r o l l of t w e n t y t h o u s a n d p o u n d s a y e a r , c o n t i n u e s t o s e r v e h e r m a j e s t y in I n d i a , w h e r e h e h a s c o v e r e d h in self w i t h g l o r y . Of c o u r s e h e is y o u n g y e t a n d i t is o n t h e c a r d s t h a t lie m i g h t m a r r y , b u t t h o s e w h o k n o w h i m b e s t a r e a s s u r e d t h a t h e n e v e r wi l l .

A n d a b o u t t h i s a d o p t e d d a u g h t e r t h e r e a r e s o m e c u r i o u s s t o r i e s , m o r e o r l ess b e l i e v e d in a c c o r d i n g t o t h e d i s p o s i t i o n of t h e t a t t l e r , b u t t h e o n e w h i c h p e r ­h a p s m a i n t a i n s t h e f e w e s t a d h e r e n t s i s t h a t t h i s b e a u t i f u l g i r l w a s r e s c u e d b y S i r H a r r y , w h e n h e w a s p l a i n C o r n e t G r a h a m e a n d s h e w a s a l i t t l e b a b y , f r o m t h e c l u t c h e s of s o m e w i c k e d N a w a u b in I n d i a .

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m a t t e r of t h e d e e p e s t c o n s e q u e n c e . " " W e l l , m y L a d y S c a r b o r o u g h , " Miss

B a l d e r s t o n e m u t t e r e d t o herse l f , " I d id n o t t h i n k e v e n y o u r c h r o n i c i m p u d e n c e w o u l d h a v e c a r r i e d y o u a s f a r a s t h a t , " a n d f o r t h w i t h in a l i t t l e flutter of indig­n a t i o n s h e r a n t o h e r d e s k a n d p e n n e d t h e f o l l o w i n g c a u s t i c r e p l y :

" M i s s B a l d e r s t o n e p r e s e n t s h e r k i n d r e g a r d s t o L a d y S c a r b o r o u g h a n d s h e w i l l b e a t h o m o a t t h r e e o ' c lock t h i s af­t e r n o o n , w h e n s h e w i l l b e g l a d t o r e ­ce ive h e r l a d y s h i p a n d Miss G r a h a m e t o d i s c u s s t h e m a t t e r of c o n s e q u e n c e a l ­l u d e d t o in——"

S h e h a d j u s t g o t t h u s f a r w i t h h e r le t ­t e r w h e n t h e d o o r w a s b u r s t o p e n a n d K a t e G r a h a m e , w i l d w i t h grief, f lung he r s e l f i n t o t h e t e a c h e r ' s a r m s .

"Oh , 1 s h a l l d ie ! I s h a l l d ie !" s h e m o a n e d . " T h e d e a r e s t , k i n d e s t , n o b l e s t f r i end—Miss B a l d e r s t o n e , h e is d e a d ! "

T h e g e n t l e l a d y s o o t h e d t h e g i r l ' s p a s s i o n a t e . o u t b r e a k of grief, a n d s h e h a d n o h e s i t a t i o n i n t a k i n g f rom h e r u n r e s i s t i n g h a n d a l e t t e r w h i c h s h e r e a d w i t h m u c h s u r p r i s e a n d d i s g u s t .

"DffiAn K A T B ; YOU will bo shocked to hear that my brother. Sir Harry Graham J, died of jungle fever on the flth of January last at Kist­mun, a town in the Ghauts mountains. The dif­ficulty of communication prevented the sad news reaching us at an earlier date, Lady Scar­borough agrees with mo that under the olrcum-stances you bad better delay your preparations for leaving Miss Balderstone for the present. Youra sincerely, HONORIA .GRAHAME."

" W h a t does i t a l l m e a n ? " M i s s B a l d e r ­s t o n e a s k e d herse l f . " B u t , " s h e a d d e d , " I w i l l soon k n o w , " a n d , n o t t r u s t i n g h e r s e l f a g a i n w i t h a p e n , s h e s e n t a v e r b a l m e s s a g e t h a t s h e w o u l d w a i t o n L a d y S c a r b o r o u g h a t t h e h o u r m e n ­t i o n e d i n he r l e t t e r , a b r e a c h of s o c i a l e t i q u e t t e w h i c h c a u s e d t h a t g r a n d pe r ­s o n a g e m u c h r i g h t e o u s i n d i g n a t i o n .

W h e n , h o w e v e r , M i s s B a l d e r s t o n e ' s n e a t b r o u g h a m d r e w u p a t t h e d o o r of S c a r b o r o u g h h o u s e , t h e r e s p l e n d e n t h a l l p o r t e r , o n r e a d i n g h e r c a r d , c o n f e s s e d t h a t " ' e r l e d ' s h i p h i s a t ' o m e " a n d c a l l e d a f o o t m a n t o s u m m o n t h e g r o o m of t h e c h a m b e r s t o c o n d u c t h e r t o t h e b l u e r e ­c e p t i o n r o o m .

B o t h of H a r r y G r a h a m e ' s s i s t e r s w e r e in mourn ings—not , of c o u r s e , in g r a n d s t a t e , b u t in t h e e m b r y o m o r t i f i c a t i o n of c r a p e a n d c a s h m e r e .

" S o good of y o u t o c o m e , " s i m p e r e d H o n o r i a .

" F o r of c o u r s e w e cou ld n o t l e a v e t h e h o u s e t o ca l l o n y o u , " m y l a d y e x ­p l a i n e d .

B u t Miss B a l d e r s t o n e c u t t h e i r com­p l i m e n t s s h o r t b y a b r u p t l y s t a t i n g " t h a t h e r v i s i t m u s t b e brief , a s K a t e G r a l i a m e w a s in n o c o n d i t i o n t o b e le f t i n t h e c h a r g e of s e r v a n t s . "

" W h a t ! " L a d y S c a r b o r o u g h e x ­c l a i m e d . " K a t e i l l ! W h a t i n t h e n a m e of g o o d n e s s is t h e m a t t e r w i t h h e r ? S h e s e e m e d t o m e t o b e p a r t i c u l a r l y ro­b u s t a n d h e a l t h y . "

" Y o u c a n n o t e x p e c t a h i g h - s t r u n g , s e n s i t i v e g i r l t o r e c e i y e s u c h a c o m ­m u n i c a t i o n a s y o u r s w i t h o u t b e i n g p r o s t r a t e d , " Miss B a l d e r s t o n e sa id , in­d i g n a n t l y .

" O h , " Miss H o n o r i a sniffed, " I sup­p o s e y o u t h i n k s h e o u g h t t o h a v e b e e n s h o w n m o r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n , b u t y o u a r e n o t a c q u a i n t e d w i t h a l l t h e p a r t i c u l a r s of m y d e a r b r o t h e r ' s s a d d e a t h . "

"Or , t h a t h e d i e d w i t h o u t m a k i n g a w i l l , " a d d e d h e r l a d y s h i p .

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4iAH t h e d i f fe rence in t he w o r l d , " e c h o e d h e r s i s t e r .

' ' T h o u g h i t m n y m a k e a d i f f e rence in h e r p r o s p e c t s , " t h e ' s c h o o l m i s t r e s s s a id , s p i r i t e d l y , " I fai l t o s ee h o w i t p u t s h e r o u t s i d e t h e p a l e of C h r i s t i a n s y m p a t h y . H e r loss h a s c o m e u p o n h e r so sud­d e n l y — "

" R e a l l y Miss B a l d e r s t o n e , " L a d y Scar ­b o r o u g h sa id , s e v e r e l y , " I d o n o t t h i n k i t is n e c e s s a r y t o c a r r y t h e m a n n e r s of t h e s choo l - room i n t o t h e p a r l o r . Yon a r e so a c c u s t o m e d t o c r i t i c i s e in y o u r o w n h o u s e h o l d , t h a t I a m a f r a id y o u f o r g e t t h a t y o u r o p i n i o n of right a n d . w r o n g m a y n o t h a v e t h e w e i g h t i t de ­s e r v e s in t h e o u t s i d e w o r l d . N a y , d o n o t go . We h a v e m u c h t o d i s c u s s y e t . 1 You see K a t e is f o r t u n a t e t o h a v e f a l l e n I i n t o y o u r good g r a c e s , w h i l e I a m ; o b l i g e d t o c o n f e s s t h a t s h e h a s f a i l ed t o a w a k e n t h e s l ig lvtes t i n t e r e s t in t h e I h e a r t s of e i t h e r m y s i s t e r o r myse l f . " '

" B e s i d e s , " p l e a d e d Honor i a , " s h e is n o k i t h or k i n of o u r s . Of c o u r s e , i t i s a l l v e r y p r o p e r for h e r t o d e p l o r e p o o r \ H a r r y ' s d e a t h — i t w o u l d be v e r y u n - : g r a t e f u l of h e r if s h e did n o t — b u t a s for h e r b e i n g t r e a t e d a s o n e of t h e fam­ily, i t is p e r f e c t l y p r e p o s t e r o u s to d r e a m of s u c h a t h i n g , "

">ior do I b e l i e v e t h a t a n y t h i n g m o r e n e e d be d o n e for h e r , " c h i m e d in h e r l a d y s h i p . " S h e h a s a good e d u c a t i o n , a good out f i t of c l o t h e s — a e d in t h i s m a t ­t e r I c a n n o t b u t feel t h a n k f u l t h a t t h e a d m i r a b l e r u l e s of y o u r e s t a b l i s h m e n t p i e e l u d e t h e w e a r i n g of cos t ly m a t e ­r ia l s , for w h a t s h e h a s will be q u i t e i i t t ed to h e r n e w s p h e r e — a n d w i t h a lev I'^Liud^ in h o r po<_i»et, she is b e t t e r e q u i p p e d t o s t a r t in t h e w o r l d t h a n ha l f t h e g i r l s of t h e m i d d l e eh i sses w h o a r e left o r p h a n s a t h e r a g e . "

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jdeeded . sae ; Wifi'.v* h e r p a r s o n al ind ig ­n a t i o n to t h e c h a n c e of s e c u r i n g s o m e p ro \ i - i o ! j t o r he r f avor i t e pup i l , ' • l i rou-di t u p as .she h a s been , it will be d o u b l y h a r d fur h e r t o face t h e World, a n d - - "

"Oh, do n o t t h i n k , Miss B a l d e r s t o n e , t h a t w e eve r a p p r o v e d of poor H a r r y ' s w i c k e d n e s s - 1 can call it by no o t h e r n a m e —in p l a c i n g t h e gi r l in such a ri­d i c u l o u s p o s i t i o n . "

" I5ut n o w - t h e misch ie f is done , s u r e ­l y - "

" W e w a s h o u r h a n d s of t h e conse ­q u e n c e . - K a t e m u s t a c t q u i t e i n d e p e n d ­e n t l y of us . Let. h e r go o u t a s a gov­e r n e s s , o r e v e n k d y ' s ma id . I am s u r e t h a t t he d u c h e s s of Kipon a t ( ' owes l a s t s u m m e r h a d q u i t e a n a c c o m p l i s h e d

s u c h a life m u c h p r e f e r a b l e to t h a t of a p r e c e p t r e s s , w h o m t h e -octal sca le is s o m e w h a t in I h e pos i t ion of Ma­h o m e t ' s co ihn in t h e cave of Mecca lloati-ng b e t w e e n e a r t h and H e a v e n — t h e s e r v a n t s ' lni.ll and he r m i s t r e s s '

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" I s t h a t S i r H a r r y ' s p o r t r a i t ? " Mis s B a l d e r s t o n e d i sked . " W h a t a n o b l e f a c e ! "

" N o b l e ! A h , m a d a m , y o u k n o w n o t h o w n o b l e ! So p u r e in h e a r t , so con­s i d e r a t e of o t h e r s , so b r a v e a n d g e n ­e r o u s — a p e r f e c t p a l a d i n of t r u t h a n d c h i v a l r y . Yes , t h a t is t h e l i k e n e s s of S i r H a r r y G r a h a m e , " w a s t h e g i r l ' s r e ­s p o n s e , h e r e y e s flashing a g l o w i n g t r i b u t e t o h e r d e a d f r i e n d ' s m e m o r y .

" Y o u w e r e y o u n g w h e n h e t o o k y o n u n d e r h i s p r o t e c t i o n , w e r e y o u n o t , K a t e ? "

" A m e r e b a b y . I h a v e n o reco l l ec ­t i o n of t h e s c e n e , b u t I h a v e h e a r d t h a t l ie r e s c u e d m e f r o m t h e s t r o n g h o l d of a n a t i v e p r i n c e a t t h e p o i n t of h i s s w o r d , w i n n i n g h i s w a y w i t h m e in h i s a r m s t h r o u g h a h o s t of e n e m i e s . "

" A k n i g h t l y deed , i n t r u t h . A n d t h e n , K a t e , a s I u n d e r s t a n d i t , h e b r o u g h t y o u t i p a s h i s o w n c h i l d . "

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Sobs c h o k e d h e r u t t e r a n c e . " A n d t h o s e l e t t e r s — a r e t h e y a l l h i s ? "

Y e s r e x c e p t t h i s o n e w h i c h I r ece ived a n h o u r a g o f r o m Miss G r a h a m e . P l e a s e r e a d i t . "

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B u t i n t h e v e r y m i d s t of r e a d i n g , Miss B a l d e r s t o n e m a d e a d e a d p a u s e , l o o k e d for a m o m e n t w i t h a puzz l ed ex ­p re s s ion a t t h e p a g e b e f o r e h e r , a n d b u r s t o u t w i t h a l i t t l% c r y of s u r p r i s e .

" W h y , K a t e , ch i ld , t h e d a t e ! Quick , g ive m e H o n o r i a G r a h a m e ' s first l e t t e r t o y o u . Ah , I t h o u g h t so . T h i s is i n d e e d t h e s t r a n g e s t t h i n g I e v e r s a w . "

"Oh , w h a t is i t ? " K a t e c r ied , w i t h fever i sh a n x i e t y , a s t h e s c h o o l m i s t r e s s p a u s e d in h e r h u r r i e d e j a c u l a t i o n s a n d s a t g a z i n g w i t h a b l a n k l o o k a t t h e t w o l e t t e r s b e f o r e h e r .

" A m I o u t of m y sense s , K a t e G r a h a m e , o r d o e s t h a t w o m a n r e a l l y w r i t e t h a t S i r H a r r y d i ed a t K i s t m u n o n t h e 9th of J a n u a r y ? "

" S h e c e r t a i n l y d o e s s a y s o , " t h e g i r l r e p l i e d , w i t h r o u n d , w o n d e r i n g e y e s .

" A n d t h i s l e t t e r of h i s is d a t e d t h e t e n t h of t h e s a m e m o n t h . Give m e t h e e n v e l o p e t h a t I m a y s e e t h e p o s t m a r k . T h a n k you, m y l o v e ; b u t I a m a f r a i d t h i s i s n o t of m u c h h e l p t o us , for t h e e a r l i e s t s t a m p u p o n i t is t h a t of t h e p o s t office a t H y d e r a b a d , d a t e d J a n u a r y 21, a n d wtf m u s t m a k e a l l o w a n c e fo r i t s c o m i n g d o w n t h e m o u n t a i n s p r o b a b l y b y n a t i v e c a r r i e r . "

" P e r h a p s h e m i s d a t e d h i s l e t t e r , " K a t e said, whil te w i t h s u p p r e s s e d e x ­c i t e m e n t , " o r , M i s s G r a h a m e m a y h a v e m a d e a m i s t a k e . "

" H e m a y ; b u t t h e l e t t e r c o u l d n o t h a v e been w r i t t e n l o n g b e f o r e h i s d e a t h , a n d y o u see t h a t h o s a y s n o t h i n g a b o u t h i s i l lness . Do y o u k n o w if j u n g l e fever i s % p r o t r a c t e d o r q u i c k l y con­s u m i n g d isease , K a t e ? "

"Oh, yes ; i t p r o s t r a t e s m e n v e r y sud ­d e n l y and t h e y p f t e n d ie in a f e w d a y s , b u t if they m a n a g e t o g e t t o t h e p u r e a i r of the m o u n t a i n s t h e y g e n e r a l l y r e ­cove r . "

" W h i c h Sir H a r r y d id ; t h a t i s a con­fessed fact . A s fo r H o n o r i a G r a h a m e m a k i n g a m i s t a k e , w e c a n s o o n s e t t h a t a t res t , for t h e I l l u s t r a t e d L o n d o n N e w s h a s a l o n g o b i t u a r y n o t i c e a n d t h e r e w o u l d b e n o b l u n d e r t h e r e . "

A n d t h e l a d i e s f o u n d i n t h e c o l u m n s of t h a t p o p u l a r j o u r n a l a fu l l c o r r o b o r a * t ion of Miss G r a h a m e ' s s t a t e m e n t t h a t " t h i s d i s t i n g u i s h e d officer b r e a t h e d h i s l a s t a t K i s t m u n o n t h e 9 t h of J a n u a r y . "

" M y d e a r , " s a id Mis s B a l d e r s t o n e , " I do n o t t h i n k I s h a l l g o t o B r i g h t o n t o ­d a y . "

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" A h , m y d e a r m a d a m , I a m i n d e e d d e l i g h t e d t o see y o u , " M r . C o l b u r n e x ­c la imed , w i t h so m u c h effus ion t h a t h i s m a n n e r b r o u g h t a b l u s h t o h i s v i s i t o r ' s cheek , t h o u g h s h e k n e w t h a t t h e r o t u n d l i t t l e a t t o r n e y w a s v e r g i n g o n s i x t y a n d h a d a wi f e a n d s e v e n g r o w n d a u g h t e r s a t h i s R i c h m o n d v i l l a .

" I c a l l e d o n y o u , s i r , " s h e sa id , w i t h difficulty r e s c u i n g h e r h a n d f r o m h i s a r d e n t g r a s p , " t o c o n f e r w i t h y o u con­c e r n i n g a n i n c i d e n t i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e a l l eged d e a t h of S i r H a r r y G r a ­h a m e . "

" S i r H a r r y ' s ' a l l e g e d ' d e a t h ! W h a t c a n you m e a n , M i s s B a l d e r s t o n e ? " T h e l a w y e r ' s face e x p r e s s e d n o t o n l y s u r ­p r i s e b u t d i smay—-nay , t h e r e w a s e v e n a t r e m o r in h i s voice a s h e a s k e d t h e q u e s t i o n .

" I m e a n t h a t h i s a d o p t e d d a u g h t e r , K a t e G r a h a m e , h a s r e c e i v e d t h i s l e t t e r f rom h i m , w h i c h y o u p e r c e i v e i s d a t e d a f t e r t h e p u b l i s h e d p e r i o d of h i s de ­c e a s e . "

T h e a t t o r n e y g a v e a s i g h of re l i e f a s ne g l a n c e d a t t h e d o c u m e n t .

" G r a c i o u s ! h o w y o u s t a r t l e d m e ! " h e sa id , n e r v o u s l y . " Y o n l a d i e s a r e posi­t i ve ly so i m p r e s s i o n a b l e — s o r e a d y t o j u m p t o c o n c l u s i o n s w i t h o u t suff icient d a t a , t h a t — "

" T h e n y o u t h i n k t h a t t h e r e is n o t h ­i n g i n i t ? " Miss B a l d e r s t o n e i n t e r ­r u p t e d .

' ' T h i n k ! 1 a m s u r e of it . A m e r e b l u n d e r of p o o r S i r H a r r y ' s . W h y , I h a v e h e r e t h e a t t e s t a t i o n s of h a l f a dozen w i t n e s s e s , chiefly n a t i v e s i t is t r u e , b u t m e n in official pos i t i ons , a n d one of h i s body s e r v a n t s , A a r o n G o r e , a toan b o r n on h i s e s t a t e , w h o ' k n e w h i m fre in ch i ldhood , a n d w a s h i s v a l e t for t h e l a s t seven y e a r s . "

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f e n ; w h y , I h a v e b e e n g u i l t y of t h e s a m e e r r o r a h u n d r e d t i m e s . Y o u s e e h e w a s u p in t h e h i l l s , s i c k — "

" H e d o e s n o t s a y s o . " " A h , m y d e a r l a d y , y o u n e v e r k n e w

H a r r y G r a h a m e . He w a s t h e l a s t m a n in t h e w o r l d t o w o r r y ' o t h e r s w i t h h i s affliction, e s p e c i a l l y o n e t o w h o m h e w a s so m n c h a t t a c h e d a s h e w a s t o t h i s y o u n g l a d y . ' "

" T h e r e m a y be s o m e t h i n g in t h a t , " Mis s B a l d e r s t o n e confessed .

" A n d n o w t h a t w e a r e u p o n t h i s s u b ­j e c t , " Mr . C o l b u r n c o n t i n u e d , in a s u a v e y e t d e t e r m i n e d t o n e , " m a y I p u t y o u r i g h t on o n e o t h e r m a t t e r . Y o u s p o k e j u s t n o t / of t h i s y o u n g p e r s o n a s .Sir H a r r y t J r a h a m e ' s a d o p t e d d a u g h t e r . W h a t do 3 on m e a n by t h a t ? T h e l e g a l def in i t ion of t h e p h r a s e w o u l d m e a n

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j w h i l e t h i s g e n t l e m a n w a s h u r r y i n g 1 t o t h e h o u s e of a n E n g l i s h m i s s i o n a r y t o s e c u r e h i s s e r v i c e s a s a c o - w i t n e s s t h a t h e b r e a t h e d h i s l a s t . "

I " A h , t h e f a t a l b l u n d e r ! B u t , s u r e l y , Mr . C o l b u r n , t h e sp i r i t , if n o t t h e l e t t e r ,

! of t h i s d o c u m e n t shou ld b e r e g a r d e d . ; I t s e e m s t o m e t h a t h i s s i s t e r s ' t r e a t ­

m e n t of t h e g i r l — " " P a r d o n m e . L e t u s s t r i p t h e s t o r y

of s e n t i m e n t . L a d y S c a r b o r o u g h a n d M i s s G r a h a m e m a y h a v e a c t e d w i t h r e ­s e n t m e n t — u n n e c e s s a r i l y h a r s h l y , a s y o u a n d I m a y t h i n k ; b u t l e t u s ex ­a m i n e t h e m a t t e r i n t h e i r l i g h t . T h e y a r e n e i t h e r of t h e m w e a l t h y . T h e i r b r o t h e r i s r i c h . H e d o e s n o t m a r r y . Th 'ey n a t u r a l l y e x p e c t t o i n h e r i t h i s w e a l t h . S u d d e n l y t h e y a r e t o l d t h a t h e , w h o h a s n o h e i r s b u t t h e m , h a s t a k e n a p e r f e c t s t r a n g e r a n d , w i t h a r ­b i t r a r y d i s r e g a r d ef t h e i r c l a i m s , s e t h e r a b o v e t h e m . W o u l d n o t e v e n y o u , w h o a r e so g e n e r o u s , s m a r t u n d e r s u c h a n i n j u s t i c e ? "

" Y o u a r g u e t h e i r c a u s e w e l l , " M i s s B a l d e r s t o n e confessed , " b u t i t i s h a r d o n t h e u n f o r t u n a t e girl."

" I t i s . Be l i eve m e , m y d e a r l a d y , m y h e a r t b l e e d s for h e r ; a n d e v e n t h i s v e r y m o r n i n g m y wi fe a n d I w e r e d i s c u s s i n g a p r o j e c t fo r f u r t h e r i n g h e r i n t e r e s t s , I h a d i n t e n d e d c o m m u n i c a t i n g w i t h y o u to -day , b u t y o u r o p p o r t u n e a r r i v a l o b v i ­a t e s t h a t n e c e s s i t y . "

" I a m s u r e w e s h a l l b e g r a t e f u l f o r a n y s u g g e s t i o n s , " t h e s c h o o l m i s t r e s s sa id , a l i t t l e stiffly, fo r n o w o m a n l i k e s t o b e c o n v i n c e d a g a i n s t h e r w i l l , a n d s h e h a d b e e n o b l i g e d t o a c k n o w l e d g e t o h e r s e l f t h a t h e r s u s p i c i o n s w e r e u t t e r l y g r o u n d l e s s ,

" W e l l , i t i s t h i s : Of c o u r s e MisB— M i s s — b y t h e b y e , d i d t h e y o u n g l a d y a d o p t L a d y S c a r b o r o u g h ' s s u g g e s t i o n of a s s u m i n g a n o t h e r n a m e ? "

" S h e d id n o t . " T h i s v e r y f r ig id ly . " W e l l , t h e n , Mis s G r a h a m e — o f c o u r s e

M i s s K a t e G r a h a m e — u n d e r e x i s t i n g c i r ­c u m s t a n c e s m u s t t u r n t o prof i t t h e m a n y a d v a n t a g e s s h e h a s enjoyed, u n d e r y o u r roof a n d a c c e p t a p o s i t i o n w h e r e h e r t a l e n t s w i l l b e a p p r e c i a t e d . "

" C e r t a i n l y , t h o u g h t h e r e i s n o n e e d of h u r r y . "

" W e l l , o d d l y e n o u g h , a n E n g l i s h l a d y , d a u g h t e r of a n o ld c l i e n t of m i n e , i s m a r r i e d a n d s e t t l e d i u C a n a d a , anfi. l a s t w e e k ray wi fe r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m h e r a s k i n g h e r t o e n g a g e a n d s e n d o u t t o h e r a w e l l - e d u c a t e d y o u n g l a d y t o a c t i n t h e c a p a c i t y of c o m p a n i o n . T h e s i t u a t i o n w o u l d b e a c h a r m i n g o n e , a n d t h e s a l a r y s h e offers i s five h u n d r e d d o l l a r s a y e a r , e q u i v a l e n t t o a b o u t a h u n d r e d g u i n e a s . "

" I n e e d h a r d l y s a y t h a t I a c c e p t so t e m p t i n g a n o f fe r , " Mis» B a l d e r s t o n e s a i d g r a t e f u l l y , a n d w e n t a w a y w i t h t h e fu l l be l i e f t h a t Mr , C o l b u r n w a s s e v e r a l d e g r e e s t o o g o o d fo r t h i s v a l e of t e a r s .

A n d t h a t a s t u t e g e n t l e m a n f o r t h w i t h t e l e g r a p h e d t o G e o r g e A r c h e r , H y d e r a ­b a d , H i n d u s t a n : " T h e s m a l l p i e c e of g o o d s u n d e r o r d e r s fo r s h i p m e n t t o Can­a d a . "

TO BE CONTINUED.

T H E JEWEL CASKET.

A spl i t d i m e is a new scarf holder. A necklace of app le blossoms is a n E a s t e r

offering. • A new engagemen t r ing has a bowkno t

on t he front. " T h e face of a ca t is represented in relief

on a gold w a t c h case. A spoon handle lately shown is in t h e

form of a ca t t a i l reed. A novel scarfpin is in t h e form of t h e

double t ree of a buggy . A d iamond ca t .playing w i t h a pearl bal l

is shown as a scarfpin. The fashionable bow-knot is appropr ia te­

ly applied t o a scarf r ing. A pencil exhib i ted is in t h e form of a

rifle, t h e lead being in t h e barrel . Cal ipers , h a v i n g between t h e points a

d iamond, is a new scarfpin design. " H e a r t s a r e t r u m p s " is t he inscript ion

on a h e a r t shaped ash t r a y of silver. A baby ' s r a t t l e in s i lver is m a d e in t h r

form of a d u m b b e l l , doub t l e s s w i t h o u t sar­cas t ic in tent .

A w a t c h case la te ly exh ib i ted Is m a d e from a half dol lar , t h e cen te r of t he face being c u t out . (

Silver pi l lars , recent ly so popu la r as can­dles t icks , a re now used a s holders for bot­t les of salad oil.

A coffee spoon recent ly designed h a s a handle represen t ing a th i s t l e s t a lk w i t h a t iuy th i s t l e a t t h e end.

T h e bowknot is extens ively used t o t i e toge the r t w o hea r t s , t w o horseshoes or a hea r t aud a horseshoe.

A l ink cuff bu t ton has on one end a toad, apparen t ly a b o u t to leap upou a mush­room, whieh forms t h e o the r end.

The dial-of a clock inser ted in t he breas t of a r abb i t s i t t i ng on his haunches is a seasonable novelty. The ears of the rabbi t move wi th t h e bala/ice.

A new m o u n t i n g for a cha te la ine w a t c h is t he face -of-'a' : large ' peridot. W h i t e enamel and gold a re used to represent bands secur ing t h e wa tch t o t he stone.

The front of a u n i o u e gold bracelet r e p resents the head of au e lephant . T h e t r u n k is carried a round , forming the band, Two ivory t u s k s project from t h e head.—Jew­elers ' Weekly .

CURIOUS CULL1NGS.

AM 1NDEK1

t h a t he had by p r o p e r p roces s of l a w , a c q u i r e d p a r e n t a l r i g h t s eve r her . No" Bueh c e r e m o n y e v e r occu r r ed , t h e r e f o r e in t h e eyes of t h e l a w y o u r friend is n o m o r e to h im t h a n the ver ies t s t r a n g e r . "

The Mosqui to Ind ians of. Cent ra l Amer­ica in ter the i r doad beneath t h e floors of the i r hu ts .

The le t ter I in the Chinese l anguage has 145 ways of being pronounced, a n d each pronuncia t ion has a. different meaning."

It is a r emarkab l e fact in n a t u r a l his­tory t h a t every race, whe the r of m a n or beast, and every th ing t h a t has life which g rows in or from the g round , is distin­guished by its own pecul iar and individual odor.

I i ic i ta lus , t he famous horse of t he Roman emperor Cal igula , was ac tua l ly conse­crated as a priest, had a m a n g e r of pure ivory and was never given a d r ink from a n y t h i n g b u t a gold pail.

One hundred t housand dol lars was re­cently left by an eccentr ic F renchwoman named Gaboure t , to" any compat r io t who will pene t ra te w i th 500 companions fa r ther in to tlie wi lds of Afriaa t h a n any one has ever yet -gone. A condit ion of the will is t h a t half of the ca ravan mmst r e tu rn safely.

At cort and less than cost,

Hagar & Eeebee, Propose to sell their whole stock of

JEWELRY,

WATCHES,

SILVERWARE, &c.

At prices that will astonish the buyer.

The Goods Must be Sold, A.nd now is the time to buy them—see what we

have for

Wedding Presents.

So such ba,i\jaltH w ^ e ever n igra l iu. this y. Call at once on

Hagar & Boebee's,

7 Washington Hall Block.

a hndred cents, and you haye a ight to expect that value for it

To give you more, no legitimate business man can and make money,

Und we realize that to do it we must give value received. We might tell you our gqode are

GIVEN AW AH

so low have we marked down our prices. With quick sales we can afford small profits. We guarantee every article as represented, and extend a cordial invitation

TO EVERYONE

to call and examine our goods and prices, even if they dont wish to-tray,for we can thusconvinceyouof the great bargains we are offering.

A. JP. BALTZ,

70 Court St., Watertown, N. Y.

Don't Want the Earth Politicians would nave it that fanners want the

earth, hat this impression is erroneous. It is a fact, ho weverv that when thov w ant a thing the* want it bsdly, and generally got it. This ac­counts for tne great popularity of the Single and Double Harness, for light or heary work, sold at the

Harness Exchange, 9 Court street, Wttertowa,

t ^ -Hand-made harness from $10 up; "and jost<heflneat bargains ir Blankets. Robesand Horse Supplies ever known.

a B e n S ! " ' } ^ 1 6 ^

About This Time Between winter and spring is t

good time to purchase cloth­ing cheap; so

Look Out For a blizzard in prices at the

New York Clothing Go's., N<>. 7 Arsenal Street,

For a Great sale is now going on,

in which winter goods are being sacrificed right and left. You will think a

Blizzard Has struck the place, when you

learn that a boy can be clothed for.$2, or a man for $3.50. Some nice dress suits are selling at $9.50 which have been selling all win ter at $18.

H: A. T s 1

FIRST CHAPTER.—The place to

buy Hats is at the store where the

styles are coirect.

SECOND CU.VITKK.—The sty

are correct where the merchant

understands his business.

THIKD CH.UTKR. —Lutterworth

understands his business, keeps

the correct styles and sells at prices

tlvat please his customers.

BUTTERWORTH,

Hatter and Furrier,

ii Araanal Street, Watertown, N. Y.

RUB!

RTTR!

RUB!

Protect yourself from rub­bing the sidewalk with your person and keep your feet dry with

Pure Gum Rubbers.

A fine new Stock at very low prices now shown

at

g. W. Ingalls & Go's., Washington Hall Block.

Stoves and

Ranges . Now is

The Time i

To Buy. J.Ws Spratt's

I s The Bes t Place.

There never were handsomer or more convenient parlor stoves any kitchen ranges than the new style* we are showing this season. Tied ought to be seen. Don't wait until the day before you make the change. Come now and have them set up when it will be no trouble or inconvenience.

J. W. SPRATT.

Opposite Woodruff, Watertown, N. Y.

Organs. ;-: Why buy low grade*Organs and pay the price of

Mason & Hamlin

And

Esty.

G.R. Hanford,

Sole Agent,

Flower Building Watertown, N.Y,